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unsubdivided

Definitions of unsubdivided
  1. adjective
    (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions
    synonyms: simple
    acerate, acerose, acicular, needle-shaped
    narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves
    acuminate
    (of a leaf shape) narrowing to a slender point
    apiculate
    (of a leaf shape) having a short sharply pointed tip
    caudate
    (of a leaf shape) tapering gradually into a long taillike tip
    cordate, cordiform, heart-shaped
    (of a leaf) shaped like a heart
    cuneate, wedge-shaped
    (of a leaf shape) narrowly triangular, wider at the apex and tapering toward the base
    deltoid
    triangular or suggesting a capital delta, with a point at the apex
    dolabrate, dolabriform
    having the shape of the head of an ax or cleaver
    elliptic
    (of a leaf shape) in the form of an ellipse
    bladelike, ensiform, sword-shaped, swordlike
    shaped like a sword blade
    hastate, spearhead-shaped
    (of a leaf shape) like a spear point, with flaring pointed lobes at the base
    lancelike, lanceolate
    (of a leaf shape) shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex
    elongate, linear
    (of a leaf shape) long and narrow
    lyrate
    (of a leaf shape) having curvature suggestive of a lyre
    needled
    of trees whose leaves are acerate
    two-needled
    (of conifers) having two needles
    three-needled
    (of conifers) having three needles
    four-needled
    (of conifers) having four needles
    five-needled
    (of conifers) having five needles
    obtuse
    (of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex
    oblanceolate
    (of a leaf shape) having a broad rounded apex and a tapering base
    oblong
    (of a leaf shape) having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides
    obovate
    (of a leaf shape) egg-shaped with the narrower end at the base
    orbicular, orbiculate
    circular or nearly circular
    ovate
    of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the broader end at the base
    fiddle-shaped, pandurate, panduriform
    (of a leaf shape) having rounded ends and a contracted center
    peltate, shield-shaped
    (of a leaf shape) round, with the stem attached near the center of the lower surface rather than the margin (as a nasturtium leaf for example)
    perfoliate
    (of a leaf) having the base united around (and apparently pierced by) the stem
    kidney-shaped, reniform
    (of a leaf or bean shape) resembling the shape of kidney
    arrow-shaped, sagittate, sagittiform
    (of a leaf shape) like an arrow head without flaring base lobes
    spatula-shaped, spatulate
    (of a leaf shape) having a broad rounded apex and a narrow base
    unlobed
    without lobes
    simple
    having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
    smooth
    of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth
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